M3.0 earthquake 1 km W of Kessenich, Belgium
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km W of Kessenich, Belgium on Tue, Oct 1, 2002, 4:48 PM GMT+2 (14:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-01 14:48:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.150° N, 5.803° E
- Region
- Belgium
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.5Germany · 8758 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.82 km ENE of Tongerlo, Belgium · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
Before
- 2.64 km NNE of Meiderich, Germany · 8785 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.73 km NNE of Vettweiß, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.67 km ENE of Wesel, Germany · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Dinslaken, Germany · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.02 km SSE of Oberhausen, Germany · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdk8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.